Publications by authors named "Misty Barrier"
Article Synopsis
- Postoperative lab tests significantly contribute to healthcare costs, prompting research to create a clinically meaningful laboratory (CML) protocol tailored for individual patient risk profiles.
- Two risk models were developed: one institution-specific for pancreaticoduodenectomy and hepatectomy, and another based on ACS-NSQIP® for distal pancreatectomy, aiming to reduce unnecessary testing for low-risk patients.
- Over time, patients on the CML protocol showed substantial cost savings (44.4% for the first group and 30.5% for the second) without negatively affecting clinical outcomes like complications or readmission rates.
